Andrés Arroyo (footballer)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Arroyo and the second or maternal family name is Romero.
Andrés Arroyo
Personal information
Full name Andrés Juan Arroyo Romero[1]
Date of birth (2002-01-20) 20 January 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Montería, Colombia[1]
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Deportes Tolima (on loan from Iraklis)
Number 25
Youth career
2016–2019 Deportivo Cali
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 Deportivo Cali 79 (6)
2022 → Jaguares de Córdoba (loan) 16 (1)
2024– Iraklis 15 (4)
2024– → Deportes Tolima (loan) 7 (0)
International career‡
2019 Colombia U17 4 (1)
2019 Colombia U19 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:44, 21 June 2023 (UTC)

Andrés Juan Arroyo Romero (born 20 January 2002) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder Deportes Tolima on loan from Iraklis.

Early life

A native of Montería, Arroyo's mother died when he was six months old.[2] As his father lived in Canada, he was raised by his uncle and grandmother, who supported Arroyo as he played youth football, with his uncle going as far as to quit his job to help Arroyo achieve his dream.[2]

Club career

Deportivo Cali

In his youth, Arroyo featured for Italian side AC Milan in international tournaments.[3][4] He joined Deportivo Cali's youth system in 2016, and would make his professional debut with the club's senior team in 2019.[2] On 30 August of the same year, he scored his first goal for the club; having come off the bench with six minutes to go and a 1–1 scoreline in a Copa Colombia game against Atlético Junior, Arroyo scored the winning goal as Deportivo Cali went on to win 2–1.[5]

Over the following three seasons, Arroyo struggled to fully establish himself in the Deportivo Cali first team, scoring no goals in the 2020 and 2021 Categoría Primera A seasons. For the 2022 season, he was sent on loan to fellow Categoría Primera A side Jaguares de Córdoba.[6] Having returned to Deportivo Cali and featuring heavily in the 2023 season, Arroyo left the club in December 2023 following a mutual agreement.[7]

Iraklis

In early January 2024, Arroyo joined Greek side Iraklis, signing a one-and-a-half-year deal.[8]

International career

Arroyo has represented Colombia at under-17 and under-19 level.[1] In October 2019, after a good debut season with his club, Deportivo Cali, he was called up to the under-20 squad for the first time.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of 6 May 2024.[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Deportivo Cali 2019 Categoría Primera A 17 2 6[a] 1 – 0 0 23 3
2020 12 0 0 0 2[b] 0 0 0 14 0
2021 19 0 3[a] 1 1[b] 0 0 0 23 1
2022 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023 31 4 5[a] 1 – 0 0 36 5
Total 79 6 14 3 3 0 0 0 96 9
Jaguares de Córdoba (loan) 2022 Categoría Primera A 16 1 4[a] 1 – 0 0 20 2
Iraklis 2023–24 Super League Greece 2 13 4 0 0 – 0 0 13 4
Career total 108 11 18 4 3 0 0 0 129 15

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Appearances in the Copa Colombia
  2. ^ a b Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana

References

  1. ^ a b c d Andrés Arroyo at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b c "Andrés Arroyo, el joven que amargó a Junior en la voz del cazatalentos" [Andrés Arroyo, the young man who embittered Junior in the voice of the talent scout]. futbolred.com (in Spanish). 30 August 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Andrés Arroyo, proceso en Milan Junior Camp, hoy con el Cali" [Andrés Arroyo, process in Milan Junior Camp, today with Cali]. capsulas.com.co (in Spanish). 23 January 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  4. ^ Puerto, Guillermo (13 April 2020). "Andrés Juan Arroyo y su paso por el Campamento de AC Milan" [Andrés Juan Arroyo and his time at the AC Milan Camp]. futbolete.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  5. ^ ""Estoy feliz de anotar mi primer gol como profesional": Andrés Arroyo, volante del Deportivo Cali" ["I'm happy to score my first goal as a professional": Andrés Arroyo, Deportivo Cali midfielder]. elpais.com.co (in Spanish). 29 August 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  6. ^ Puerto, Guillermo (26 October 2022). "Deportivo Cali: ¿Cómo le fue a Andrés Arroyo en Jaguares?" [Deportivo Cali: How did Andrés Arroyo do at Jaguares?]. futbolete.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  7. ^ Puerto, Guillermo (7 December 2023). "Así terminaría la historia de Andrés Arroyo en Deportivo Cali" [This is how the story of Andrés Arroyo would end in Deportivo Cali]. futbolete.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Ανακοίνωσε τον Αράγιο ο Ηρακλής" [Herakles announced to Araios]. ertsports.gr (in Greek). 10 January 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Andrés Arroyo: "Uno trabaja en su equipo para venir a potenciarse en la Selección Colombia"" [Andrés Arroyo: "You work in your team to come and strengthen yourself in the Colombian National Team"]. gol.caracoltv.com (in Spanish). 22 October 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  10. ^ Andrés Arroyo at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 June 2019.